Lesta Bertoia is a well known artist from Pennsylvania. She was born in California in 1944 and graduated from UCLA in 1967. Lesta is the daughter of the famous sculptor - Harry Bertoia. She began her current art career in 1994 and has exhibited in over 30 shows in the Philadelphia area. She has won various local awards for her acrylic paintings and sculptures. You can find out more about Lesta on the Bear Fever and Stepping Stone web pages. Back in the 1970s, Lesta was a close personal friend of Peter Ruhf. She made a very small number of boomerangs with Peter's help. When the 1984 Australian Team visited the USA in 1984, they were treated to a visit at a barn that had one of Lesta's large musical sculptures. That was a real treat for the members of both the American and Aussie teams.

This F-Rang was made in the1970s when Lesta was a close friend of Peter Ruhf. The design, airfoiling and art is similar to the boomerangs that were made by Peter. The F-Rang has an extension on the inside of the dingle arm to simulate the letter "F". I did test throw this boomerang. It has more drag than a typical boomerang because of the extension and it requires some wind for a full return. There is some wear from use and it can be considered to be in very good condition.